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Christofferson: Utah Lake Authority presented on carp removal and phragmites control

Legislative committee (state legislature) · January 30, 2026

Summary

Representative Kay Christofferson reported that the Utah Lake Authority presented to Utah County legislators about removing invasive carp and cutting phragmites to restore native vegetation and improve lake conditions.

Representative Kay Christofferson said Utah County legislators held a caucus meeting where the Utah Lake Authority gave a presentation on lake restoration. She summarized that the authority is "working hard to remove carp and to make the environment there a little better so that plant life can grow."

Christofferson added that the authority is cutting back phragmites, the invasive tall grasses, so native vegetation can reestablish and water quality impacts are reduced. No formal action or specific funding amounts were announced in the remarks recorded in the transcript.

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